Lisa got tired of Zamunda and went back to Queens and didn't inform Akeem of a childAkeem gets his woman back and his heir
Paramount Sets Arrival Date For ‘Coming To America 2’
by Anthony D'Alessandro
February 11, 2019 11:07am
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Paramount has announced that the as-yet-untitled Coming to America 2 will open on Aug. 7, 2020.
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The only other major studio release on that date is an untitled Warner Bros. pic.
Craig Brewer is set to direct the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to reprise his role as Akeem, the pampered African prince who became bored of potential marriage partners in a kingdom too in awe of him, and who traveled to Queens to go undercover and find a strong-willed woman he could respect.
In the sequel, Akeem learns about a long-lost son, and must return to America to meet the unlikely heir to the throne of Zamunda.
Kenya Barris is rewriting a script by original Coming to America writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. Murphy is producing with Kevin Misher and Barris is exec producer.
Pic’s original cast included Arsenio Hall, who played the prince’s aide Semmi; Shari Headley, who was courted by the prince when he went undercover as a fast food worker; John Amos, who played her father; and James Earl Jones, who played the king.
chances of this hitting are slim, another classic going to be ruined
Jermaine Fowler to Co-Star With Eddie Murphy in ‘Coming 2 America’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Jermaine Fowler is set to play one of the leads opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount’s sequel “Coming 2 America,” sources tell Variety.
“Hustle & Flow” helmer Craig Brewer is on board to direct the pic with the studio planning an August 7, 2020 release.
Plot details of “Coming 2 America” are unknown, as are the details of Fowler’s character.
Kenya Barris, who is executive producing, has been attached since 2017 to rewrite a script by original “Coming to America” writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. Murphy is producing alongside Kevin Misher.
The original movie starred Murphy as a charming African prince who traveled to New York City to escape an arranged marriage. Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, and John Amos co-starred in the the pic, which was a major hit, grossing nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office.
Fowler stars as Franco Wicks on “Superior Donuts” for CBS alongside Judd Hirsch and Katey Sagal. Most recently he starred opposite Zoey Deutch in “Buffaloed,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April. He also appeared in the critically-acclaimed film “Sorry to Bother You” and on the HBO comedy series “Crashing.” He’s currently developing and executive producing a television series with Larry Wilmore and Quinta Bronson for CBS, and is in development on an original story, titled “The Come Up,” with New Line.
He is repped by WME, 3 Arts, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine and ID PR.
Just have to pretend it doesn't exist.chances of this hitting are slim, another classic going to be ruined
they need to follow the blue print and keep the comedy real jive & funky with a modern twist..possible!!
